(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
rough; casual (clothing); rough; rough (sketch); draft
reference book; study-aid book; supplemental textbook; student handbook
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)
being absorbed (in); immersion; sinking (into)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
with a start; with a jump
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
cheerfully; joyously; joyfully; happily; lightheartedly; excitedly
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
carelessness; careless mistake; blunder; wetting oneself; soiling oneself
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to buy (someone a meal, drink, etc.); to be extravagant; to live in luxury
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
drop (e.g. of water); drip
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
squeak; cheep; slurp; sucking noisily; mouse
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
Greater Tokyo Metropolitan area; metropolitan area (of a capital)
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on